Kiwi in the O.Z

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2011-04-08T18:10:00.001+12:00

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Because life is passing us by

2010-12-02T21:04:00.000+13:00

I cannot believe I hadn't updated this thing in ages, and if there's anyone still reading - I do apologise!

Life has been .. insane. If you're not a follower of my other blog, and you have been hiding under a rock for oh the last 6 months, you may not have heard what's been happening in my wee corner of the world.

On September 4th 2010 a 7.1 magnitude quake hit us. In the days and months since we've had over 3000 aftershocks (some of which were big enough to be classed as their own earthquake but I digress). Its been a rocky few months (excuse the pun). Things are getting back to normal in the central city, where a number of roads were closed due to fallen buildings/parts of buildings needing to be reinforced to stay standing.

Life has been busy besides the quake related stuff, I haven't been able to "settle" into doing things in my spare time - I've spent more time watching tv than i'd care to admit, i've played a little wow, partially read a few books but haven't really finished anything. I have completed a few more things on me 101 in 1001 days lists so YAY.

I cooked a turkey for thanksgiving which was awesome. We don't normally celebrate it here in new zealand but it was my favourite holiday in the states, so i figured why not! I'm glad i did to be honest, it boosted my confidence in my cooking ability.

I've got friends over from aussie at the moment, we've been having a blast catching up and showing them the sites around town.

Knitting

2010-07-07T22:27:00.000+12:00

So i've been partaking in a new hobby lately, knitting. To be honest I learnt when I was really young, my nana taught me (yay) but over the years that information seemed to have disappeared. Then when we were living in the states, my mother in law gave me a refresher course! but that too seemed to have left my mind over the years. More recently a friend from the states was visiting and we were talking about knitting - she mentioned she'd learnt by watching youtube videos! Thats right folks, third times the charm!

I've only managed to complete one knitting project so far (a purple/blue coloured scarf).

I'm currently working on a scarf for my dad, and have wool lined up for another project after that. I'm starting to get the hang of this whole scarf thing but i'm a bit nervous about trying an actual pattern. I take one look at a pattern and the poor hampster that runs on the wheel to power my brain...falls off.

Life's been pretty routine lately - work, sleep, watching tv, reading...rinse and repeat.

Anzac Day, and other life updates

2010-04-26T20:39:00.000+12:00

Yesterday (April 25th) was ANZAC day here on this side of the world. Now if you're not sure what that means here's a little history lesson: ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, and April 25th is the day we honor our soldiers who fought in WW1 at Gallipoli (Turkey). While I didn't attend any dawn services this year, I've decided I will go next year - and i'll take my camera, to document it. I would absolutely love to make the pilgramige to Gallipoli as thousands of people do each year (the amazing thing - its not just the older generations who experienced the wars first hand but a lot of younger people are going to pay their respects). I met a lady last year who was going - her father had fought there, and she was looking to buy some camping mats to sit on at the sight.

This year was overshadowed by an unfortunate event here in new zealand - a group of army helicopters were on their way to a demostration flight event when one of them crashed killing 3 of the 4 army personal aboard. R.I.P boys.

In other news I'm counting down the days until my friend D arrives in Christchurch! she's currently travelling around new zealand and from the sounds of it having a fabulous time. I'm a bit jealous to be honest, A lot of places she's going to i've never even been to and i've lived here for most of my adult life! That makes me a wee bit sad. Hubby and I were having a chat today about how he hasn't really done much of the touristy things on offer here - its been work work work :( hopefully D's trip will help sort that.

Now I think i'm going to go curl up in bed and read for awhile. Its a bit chilly here tonight, I might even have a hot lemon drink for old times sake :) enjoy your evening all!

Life goes forward

2010-04-16T20:39:00.000+12:00

So things have been plodding along pretty nicely lately. Not a whole heck of a lot to update about here to be honest!

We've got a kitten - her name is Charli, she's absolutely gorgeous! She's black and white, and in a couple of weeks going to be fixed then hopefully we can start letting her outside.

I had a haircut (its above my shoulders!) one of my boss ladies did it for me last week, and i'm loving it. When my hair gets cut shorter it has a tendancy to hold curls a lot better than my longer hair so YAY. Its given me a bit more confidence.

I'm pretty excited, in a few weeks a good friend of ours from the states is coming over to see us! She's spending a few days in town with us, so i'm hoping we can keep her entertained and not too bored.

Other than that i've set up my photography website http://frozenkiwi.webs.com/ if you'd like to check it out.

Immigration Faeries

2010-03-16T12:48:00.001+13:00

Yup the immigration faerie visited us today, and delivered hubby a happy new work visa for the next 2years! Dated from yesterday! so thats life a huge stress off of us.

In other happy news Jo is returning in November with her husband

Day Trip to Hamner Springs, Jo's Visit

2009-12-28T23:36:00.000+13:00

Ch..ch...changes

2009-11-24T21:33:00.001+13:00

Yup, got bored with the old layout so I changed it again. LOL I have layout A.D.D or something, I get bored with them really quickly and therefore have to change them. Maybe one of these days I'll have a go at making one myself, maybe.

Work...is well...work, i'm on my "weekend" at the moment. Its not as much fun as it should be because i'm trying to get over a nasty cold.

old friends, fond memories

2009-09-17T14:28:00.003+12:00

I can't believe I forgot about this darn thing again. Though I have to admit I've hardly been on the computer over the past week. I've been house-sitting for a few days now, and before that I had long hours at work which left me feeling a bit drained.

Today's been great though, spent a few hours catching up with a lady I went to school with. We had a blast, and it made me realise how much I miss our friendship. We caught up with the events in each others lives, had lunch together and smiled over memories then ended our afternoon with fond farewells and promises to catch up again soon. All in all it was a wonderful way to spend the day.

This weekend will be interesting. Our work is holding a conference weekend for employees and that means those of us not going (and there's not many of us at that), who will be holding down the fort while the others are away. So while things at work have been pretty hectic the past few weeks - this weekend will probably be the craziest! oh well, we'll get through it.

Tomorrow is apparently loud shirt day, and I've no idea what I'll wear - I'll probably just wear my uniform anyway. Saturday is mufti day, and Sunday is another loud shirt day. I think its a way for those of us left behind to have some fun.

Hubby is doing well, he's been getting more hours which is awesome. They've been using him for other area's besides what they originally hired him for so that's fabulous.

Well I'd better go, I need to figure out what I'm having for dinner tonight lol... its 2pm now so its going to make it interesting to try and have something defrosted in time.

Reconnecting to oneself

2009-09-10T15:35:00.004+12:00

I've been doing a lot of thinking lately. About whats making my unhappy with how life currently is, and how I can turn that all around. I've come to a few realisations and made a few decisions for myself about how things will be changing from here on out...

First of all, I'll stop neglecting this place for starters! I miss writing, and I definitely miss having that creative outlet. Even if no one reads this but myself, it will be a place where I can express myself and be creative.

Secondly, I'm doing a lot more cooking, baking etc. Ever since I left the states, my cooking outlet has been neglecting. I used to cook dinner so much, and i miss that... I even miss baking. Though I have decided to do the whole baking thing the proper way now - I'm baking from scratch. I made some yummy melt in your mouth chocolate chip muffins today and feeling pretty darn proud I must admit.

Lastly, I'm going to be getting out there and doing more photography. I've been seriously neglecting my urges to be out in the world, capturing moments in time on camera. Mostly due to giving work every ounce of energy and focus and having nothing left when it comes to having a day or two off. Then there's the whole thing that i'm worried to go too far in case they want to call me in.

Daffodils, they always make me feel happy.
September 1st 2009

Hubby and I went on a bit of a date yesterday. We went to the movies and saw "District 9" and followed it up with dinner at Denny's. I gotta say I wasn't overly impressed with the movie - when I'm sitting there wondering if i could get away with reading a book using the led lights on the side of the chairs (and later found out hubby wanted to walk out and get his money back about half way through). I can see social parallels with the movie and life, and the graphics were pretty good - It just, it just didn't have it for me. We had a choice - district 9 or GI Joe, and we both agreed afterwards we should have gone to the GI Joe showing.

Dinner was good, once we finally got our orders taken (the waitress wasn't particularly efficient). I had a chicken burger, with ranch sauce on it - pretty darn good.

Today's been pretty productive as well.. Walked to the shops, pick up some measuring cups, and spoons, and got some beer battered fish for dinner tomorrow night. Got home and cleaned the kitchen and lounge and bathroom, did some baking, played world of warcraft for about an hour and just generally relaxed. Next up its catching up on the laundry and get dinner going - and hopefully finish "Kushiel's Dart" tonight (hey these 900 page books take a wee bit longer to read lol).

life, the universe and chocolate chip cookies

2009-07-01T19:43:00.003+12:00

Not sure how many people are still reading this thing but here's a wee update..

Hubby's work permit was approved! so yay he's been applying for jobs left, right and centre so fingers crossed for him.

Things with my work are going well, though i'm having some bad issues with my feet. I've got to get an appointment at a regular dr's, to get referred to a foot specialist (yay?). So that will be done sometime next week unless I can get into the dr's first thing tomorrow morning.

We're off to see transformers 2 at the movies tomorrow night, can't wait! i've heard some great things.

I'm actually thinking about applying for a print media internship here, my only concern is that i feel like i've lost my writing style, i've lost my voice.. i need to find it again, and i kinda need to do that fast. Applications close on august 5.

Anyways better go xoxoxox

Reconnected

2009-05-19T19:21:00.002+12:00

Well, I'm back online again - and (hopefully) in a way that means i'll be able to regularly update (providing I remember!).

Things are going well, work has been very busy - but i'm happy about that. The extra work has been coming in handy. Unfortunately it means i've been a bit tired to do much else besides read, text and watch the odd dvd/tv.

Still having immigration issues but thats not something we expected to change overnight despite getting a local member of parliment involved in our situation. It did however get them to send the hubby's passport back (they just forgot to stamp it/put the visa in it) - so they emailed me (why not him?) requesting it back. They've had it back for a few days now and still no word from them about what's going on - trying to get his caseworker to talk to us is like trying to find a four leaf clover in a field the size of new zealand! Positive energy though, they WILL get this sorted, and in a timely manner.. i hope.

I've been playing a bit of pogo today since its my day off work, we got offered a 14 day free trial of the club section (which i didn't think it would give it to me since i'd been a paid member in the past - but it did!). So for the next fortnight i'll be pottering around on there when i'm bored. We got the badges for last week done so that was amusing for today.

Well i'd better get going, thats a general update on whats been going on. I miss you guys and hope to catch up very soon xoxoxox

Rainy Tuesday

2009-02-24T09:35:00.003+13:00

I love rain! I really do. I'm sitting here, on my day off from work, watching the rain fall. Granted not the best day for doing washing, but I can put the stuff on a clothes horse to dry inside so its all good.

I'm feeling great today after getting a proper night's sleep. I think the lack of heat last night contributed to me being able to sleep most of the night through. I woke up once but that was about 7am, and i decided to go back to sleep until 8:30am. A sleep in has been well deserved after the past couple of weeks.

Work has me scheduled for wednesday, thursday, friday, sunday at this stage!! I'm over the moon with the extra hours :) so, happy kiwi. It will mean I wont be around on the net all that much over the next few days, so if i take awhile to reply to emails or comments - please don't worry.

To be honest, not much has been happening lately. We're waiting on patrick's passport to come back from the consulate with his new passport, so we can go to the immigration centre and get either the work visa sorted, or the residency started (we've been told to talk to an immigration officer and get them to decide which would be the better option for us). That should arrive sometime between wednesday and friday, so we'll get the rest of it sorted next week (when i find out what days i'm working). Will let ya know when we do!

well i'd better go, my stomach's rumbling so its time for breakfast (mmmm vegemite on toast!)
see ya!

When life sweeps you away

2009-02-19T12:09:00.002+13:00

.. yeah its been very busy lately. Hence why I haven't updated in a couple of weeks.

Work's going well, they've been giving me some shifts so i'm over the moon. I'm enjoying the job, learning things on a daily basis. Only had 2 customer's yell at me (both were for things I couldn't control), so i'm pleased about that. So all in all thats going great.

I'm reading some of mum's books, since i've got no library membership (and i can't get one for the city council in "town" until i move into town), and I have no "book buying" budget to speak of! Its driving me batty lol though on the other hand, I havent really had a heck of a lot of spare time to read. Nevermind though, I'm sure it wont be too long until I'm back to using Goodreads on a daily basis because of the fabulous books im reading, and have heard about and want to read!

I've been working on my 101 things in 1001 days lately, or at least trying to. A few of them are reliant on finances. But i'm planning on sitting down and writing some more after i'm done here. Who knows maybe i'll start writing some more entries to go on my book blog? we'll see.

Went for a bit of a walk this morning to the local "post office" (read: gas station/petrol station with post boxes, since there's no mail delivery to the actual houses around here). Took us about 45minutes - 1hr to get there, post what i needed to post, and then walk back. Not a bad way to spend the morning I must admit.

Well I can't think of anything even slightly interesting to post, the past couple of weeks, sorry! will try to write again soon! Hope you're all well and happy.. i miss you guys! xoxox

Hello February

2009-02-01T12:30:00.005+13:00

I really cannot believe its February already.

I've completed training for both jobs and both of them have assigned me my first shift on Tuesday! So from 10am - 4pm at one job, then 4:30pm - 8:30pm at the other one. Its going to be a very busy day thats for sure.

Other than that life's been pretty cruisy. I'm getting reaquainted with the city, and having a good time seeing familar things, while being shocked and amazed at whats changed and grown over the years. In some respects its very much the same city, yet there's some new stuff hiding around the place.

The weather's been pretty good, we had one rainy day there last week and rumor has it its meant to be raining this afternoon, but we'll see. The day before yesterday was pretty darn hot (though nowhere near as bad as its been in melbourne this week), I got sunburn on my nose just from hanging out washing and taking it off the line when it was dry. It only took about 20 minutes to dry a load of sheets and then the load of towels!!! the wind helped a lot too though.

Its breakfast time here, so i'd better go get something to eat. I'll write again soon!

Update Ahoy

2009-01-27T10:30:00.003+13:00

Yup its Updating time, so here's the news:

Last week I had 3 interviews in one day, got hired by 2 of the 3. They're both part time, and casual BUT they're better than nothing and i'm very happy with them while i'm hunting for a full time job. One is retail (with my old company but at a different store), the other is market research over the phone - I know you can roll your eyes, but its not selling anything, simply asking people's opinions on things, or their favourite brand of ice cream, whatever the current campaign might be about.

I've got a very interesting job on the line with an insurance company, its full time and i'm about 1/2 way through the process, fingers crossed I get through the rest of it. I had a phone interview, an online assessment, a typing test and now i'm waiting for a call about whether I was accepted on an assessment workshop. Fingers crossed for me please. It wont be an easy job, but I think I'll do well with it.

I'm slowly getting through the list of places I need to change my name to my married name. I got IRD sorted (also with my student loan etc), I got the bank sorted, got my resume/cv updated, Its a matter of getting $150 to get my passport changed over, and my new 18+ card will cost $20 to be changed.

Today's gorgeous, its overcast and rainy. It feels wonderful compared to all the heat. Took some photos the other day but i'll have to post them another day because i've got to resize them.

Better go, i'm going to curl up on the couch and read for a little bit. I'll write again soon xoxox

Talk about a curve ball from left field....

2009-01-19T13:47:00.003+13:00

To update you on whats happening, i'm back in new zealand. Things are going well.

If you'd asked me this time last week what my chances are/were that i'd be back in new zealand by today, i wouldn't have thought it very likely. But we were made an offer by my uncle to help us out because things are only going to get worse over there, and being back here opens up a lot of options for us. Most importantly It should be easier to to find a job, get patrick's immigration stuff sorted and all that fun stuff. Oh and yeah its damn awesome to be able to see my mum and family, friends again.

So that kinda explains why i've been a bit quiet. We were given the offer on Thursday, and the tickets were booked on saturday for sunday (yesterday), and well - here we are!

Random amusement for me at the moment, I just called telebanking for my bank account here in nz, one I haven't touched in awhile and turns out i've got an amazing interest rate lol i've got about $70 in there that i didn't know I had! that made me giggle. Of course I can't use the account until i a)get a new eftpos card and b) change the account type, cos the fees are astronomical while its on the super save & win program.

We had a good flight, it was funny watching a hari krishna guy getting told off by the airhostess for trying to tell people the good word, and I spent my time between doing wordsearches and well thats about it lol. They had storms here in christchurch yesterday, apparently really crazy bad storms but we missed it all muahaha.

Damn, I just realised i'll have to change the title of my blog again since i'm no longer in the OZ. Nevermind I'll think of something.

I applied for 6 jobs this morning, so i think its been a bit of productive day :) anyways better go, talk to you again soon guys xoxox

Headaches

2009-01-13T19:13:00.004+13:00

Yup i've had a headache for a couple of days now, and a bit of a fever so i'm not feeling overly great today - so this will be a short blog.

Hmm whats new, Had a good day yesterday despite my headache and fever kicking in. I cleaned a friend's place for a couple of hours (and a few $$$) and went to a birthday thing for a cousin since he was turning 15. After that I came home and tried to nap but i remembered that a friend asked me to take some shots of the moon, so that kinda woke me a bit. I was awake again about 3am, and it took me a good couple of hours to get tired enough to go back to sleep.

Today was well, blah. I watched some tv, played on the computer for a wee bit, and tried not to move around too much. In fact after dinner i'm very seriously thinking of having a bath and going to bed. Completely uneventful.

But I wanted to share one of my shots from last night, i'm pretty proud of it if i do say so myself!

Cool huh? anyways I'm going to go have some dinner type stuff and relax. Take care all xoxox

Update Continued

2009-01-11T21:43:00.003+13:00

So where was I, oh yes - the whole cooking dinner thing. It was really yummy, turns out we didn't have as much rice as I thought we did so I ended up cooking some noodles and dad and patrick both loved it so YAY :) Its been awhile since i cooked something interesting - I missed it, so i've decided to make an effort to cook/bake more often.

Job hunting: still going with that. I haven't had any work from my current employer in about 3months now which is frustrating, its not really their fault, its just how things are at the moment. I've been continuing my efforts to find something with more hours. I'm more than happy to keep going with my current job if my second job's hours fit its just a case of getting that other job. I've been touching base with places i applied at when i first got here but unfotrunately nothing's come up. I'll keep it up though - something will come along I know it will. I just need to hang in there and stay positive.

Oh I mentioned the challenge for this year huh? well there's a wee thing called "101 things in 1001 days" that I decided to do. I'll post my list here in a few days, I still have 1 more thing to add to the list and to triple check I haven't got multiple's again heh. Its actually a lot more fun than doing new years resolutions. I'll talk more about it next time though k?

The weather has been insanely hot for my tastes. There are days when I have to force myself to eat even the smallest thing cos the heat has supressed my appetite. Then there are the days when its so hot you'll break a sweat just walking from the lounge to the kitchen for a drink lol those are probably my least favourite days. But they do say the first couple of summer's are the worst for people who didn't grow up here. Though I know a few people who grew up here who still struggle to make it through summer.

Well i'd better finish this up, i've got some emails to send :) I'll try to remember to update tomorrow!

Heerrrrrrrrrrrrrre's.... KIWI!

2009-01-11T19:32:00.003+13:00

Thats right folks i'm back to using blogger and back to my old blog. I was thinking about starting a new one for my life in australia but thats just too much hassle!

Anyways Welcome to 2009! I hope everyone had a great holiday season (no matter what holidays you observed), and are having a prosperous and happy new year!

Christmas/yule for us was great, we spent it with family and went away with them for a few days. I got spoilted rotten! and feel very blessed by the generosity and love my australia side of the family showed us. Because money was a little tight for us this year, we decided on something creative and personal, I printed some of my photos and had them framed for various family members. I was a bit nervous how it would all go over but they really enjoyed it and appreciated the effort.

We spent a few days up at my aunt and uncle's farm and had an absolutely blast. I rode the quad bikes on my own, learnt how to shoot a bow, went 4 wheel driving, lots of bush hikes and spent plenty of time relaxing. All in all it was an amazing time and I can't wait to go back.

Unfortunately its 4:30pm and I need to finish this so I can go cook dinner, I'm making chicken caccitore! just part of my little challenge for this year (which i'll explain when i finish my update later - providing I can kick hubby off the computer later to finish it otherwise it will be tomorrow).

Goodbye Blogger

2008-06-27T17:45:00.003+12:00

Well guys, after having a long careful think about what to do - I've decided to move to another blogging site.

I'll keep this blog up, however I wont be updating it.

For new posts and the continuation of my blogging, please check out http://katdakiwi.wordpress.com/
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End Transmission.

Winter solstice

2008-06-22T00:42:00.004+12:00

Indeed, today is winter solstice here in the southern hemisphere - the shortest day of the year!

I've been having a bit of a clean out today, reorganising things and tidying up. Unfortunately I had to stop kind of early because dad has work at 2am and he needs a good night's sleep. At least I can still do things like clean out old email accounts/shut down ones i don't use anymore, and clean out spam from the email accounts I do use.

Had a pretty quiet weekend so far, did the usual things today - shopping, housework, visited my uncle J, watched some tv.

Patrick and I started watching "Dexter" last week - absolutely loved it, its such a messed up tv show. Now we're watching "Supernatural" (can we say YAY for friends with huge dvd collections!).

I'm very seriously thinking about moving my blog somewhere else. For some reason this site always lags my computer, with the wee writing box and all. Its getting frustrating. It gets to the point some days when I can't listen to a cd AND update this blog at the same time, which is why you haven't heard much from me lately - i just get frustrated and shut it off. But don't worry - I'll let you know if i decide to move it elsewhere, and if so where that place might be.

Still no word on the bookstore job, I'll give her a call on monday and see what's happening - hopefully they haven't done interviews yet. Failing that i've got a few more jobs to write cover letters for, and email off :) wish me luck!

Yay its friday!

2008-06-13T11:42:00.004+12:00

I ended up calling the bookstore yesterday, and the news was pretty good..kinda. Turns out I didn't get that job, but she wants me to interview for a more senior role. She remember me so that's a good sign, and when I called she said she was intending on calling me this coming week to set me up an interview time. So fingers crossed.

Other than that, not much going on here. Just usual day to day stuff. Just waiting for dad to finish work, then we're heading out to get the groceries. Thats about all for the excitement phase of today. Tomorrow my aunt arrives from new zealand to see her daughter/the rest of the family, so it will be cool to catch up with her while she's over here.

I heard things aren't good in wisconsin people! that its under a state of emergancy? I know that there was flooding in the north/western part of the state but thats all I know. Hope you guys are doing okay. Missing you all heaps!!!!

From the land down under...

2008-06-10T13:27:00.004+12:00

Another update!

For the most part things are situation normal. Still job hunting, still doing housework, reading, and ocassionally playing world of warcraft.

No news yet on the bookstore job, still keeping my fingers crossed. Apparently over here when people say oh we'll call you on x day or we'll meet you on x day..they don't really mean that at all! silly people! Its okay though, i'll give it a few more days then i'll put that firmly in the "unsuccessful catagory". Meanwhile i'm still looking for other possibilities. I'm thinking I might have to go back to telemarketing, if only i could find one that wasn't in the CBD and had earlier hours. Its a pain living out in the "suburbs" because it takes so long to travel, but to be honest it takes longer to go by car than by bus if you're going in the city - buses get right of way ALL the time and heaven help you if you're not letting that bus go first...it'll run you over!

So today i'm just relaxing, doing a bit of writing and listening to music. Waiting for the 2nd load of washing to be done so I can hang it out and then i'll be done for the day..YAY! I'm planning on curling up on the couch with a book, or maybe decorating my bedroom - i'm thinking about hanging some of my photography on the walls. Though I need to talk with dad about that, and about what I could use to stick things to the wall.

Last night was quite cute - Jasper was a really good boy during dinner, he didn't beg or anything. So pat gave jasper a smacko's (i swear i just saw his head pop up when i typed that lol..the dog is amazing!). When pat gives him smacko's he makes him do tricks for them, sit/lay down/roll over that kind of thing. Last night he decided to try a new command - stay. He actually obeyed!!! which is shocking, considering it apparently took him 3 years to learn to sit (his old owner told us she had such trouble getting him to listen to her). So we were utterly amazed. He got lots of hugs and "good boy" compliments.

A few days ago dad got a soft toy shaped like an alligator (a joke), anyway we've been playing with him with it - he doesn't like it at all, it scares him. Anyway last night he was curled up on the couch next to me, and i slipped it between his paws while sleeping. Amazingly he stayed there like that, then pat tried to grab it... he started growling and snarling at him! like he does when pat's tickling my feet and jasper doesn't like it (he's my little prince in puppy armor). I nearly fell off the couch I was laughing so much. Jasper even went so far as to give the toy a bath, so cute! I got a couple of pics I just need to put them on the computer.

Well folks, I should go - the washing machine just beeped at me to signal the washing is done so i'd better get to it.
i'll leave you with a few photos of our gorgeous dog, Jasper....

the waiting game

2008-06-06T13:04:00.004+12:00

I'm currently playing the waiting game... why? because on wednesday I had an interview for a job at a bookstore, and today is decision day! fingers crossed. She said if I don't hear from here by tonight then I wasn't successful but that I should keep applying because my library experience is what got me into one of the 10 spots for an interview!!! so thats really positive.

Not much going on besides that. Dad and Pat are going up to my aunt and uncle's farm for the weekend, and i'm staying home (because they're leaving about lunchtime and If i get the call for this job i might have to start as soon as saturday or sunday). Then of course there's the fact I might be puppysitting for my other uncle (depending on how our dog gets on with his dog). I don't mind though, because they'll be back saturday night and it will be nice to have the house to myself for a change.

It dawns on me that some of you might not know we have a dog now! his name is Jasper, he's an older dog but such a sweetie. He's a spoodle - a cocker spaniel mixed with poodle. I don't have any decent photos of him yet, but he's a caramel/browny colour.

Thats about it really, things are situation normal (for the most part).

Rachel, thanks for your comment to my last blog, I can't believe how expensive gas is getting! its crazy. I was talking to marj and alan the other day and they were telling me about it as well. Over here at the moment its about AU$6.00 a gallon (which works out to about $1.60 a litre which is what it is in some more remote/expensive areas). In nz they hit $2.10 a litre! Its madness.

Anyway I should get going, I need to have lunch before the hyper puppy turns up to see if he'll be okay here for a day or so with our dog.

hope you're all well and happy!
xoxox